Informationen zum Autor Joel W. Finler Klappentext This fully revised and updated edition of an award-winning classic traces the history of Hollywood from the silent era to the present day. The Hollywood Storycomprehensively covers every aspect of movie-making in America! taking in nickelodeans! drive-ins and multiplexes; the transition from silent to sound! black and white to color; the relationships of producers! directors! stars and technicians; and the function and output of the studios - their major hits and most expensive flops. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart One. The Hollywood Movie IndustryHollywood and the Silver ScreenFrom One-reelers to CinemaScopeMovies and FinanceHollywood Movie-makersHonours and AwardsPart Two. The Major StudiosColumbiaFoxMGMParamountRKOUnited ArtistsUniversalWarner Bros.DisneyPart Three. Facts and FiguresLeading Creative PersonnelBox Office HitsGeneral Statistics

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Joel W. Finler

Klappentext

This fully revised and updated edition of an award-winning classic traces the history of Hollywood from the silent era to the present day. The Hollywood Storycomprehensively covers every aspect of movie-making in America, taking in nickelodeans, drive-ins and multiplexes; the transition from silent to sound, black and white to color; the relationships of producers, directors, stars and technicians; and the function and output of the studios - their major hits and most expensive flops.

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Introduction Part One. The Hollywood Movie Industry Hollywood and the Silver Screen From One-reelers to CinemaScope Movies and Finance Hollywood Movie-makers Honours and Awards Part Two. The Major Studios Columbia Fox MGM Paramount RKO United Artists Universal Warner Bros. Disney Part Three. Facts and Figures Leading Creative Personnel Box Office Hits General Statistics